Take-apart toy

ABSTRACT

A COMPACT TAKE-APART TOY HAVING A BASIC STRUCTURE MADE UP OF A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL TOYS USABLE AS SUCH, THE TOY HAVING A HIGH DEGREE OF PLAY AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE BY STIMULATING THE CHILD&#39;&#39;S IMAGINATION TO   ASSEMBLE AND DISASSEMBLE THE TOY FROM AND INTO THE BASIC ASSEMBLY.

Feb. 9, 1971 s. A. TARRSQN TAKE-APART TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 28, 1969 Feb. 9, 1971 s. A. TARRSON 3,561,155

TAKE-APART TOY Filed March 28, 1969 2 Sheets-Sheet 8 4 Arm/WE I United States Patent i 3.561.155

Patented Feb. 9, 1971 3 561 155 ing upon an adjacent part 20 of the hull 10 as seen in 9 a FIG. 3.

TAKE-APART TOY Sidney A. Tarrson, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Sidney A. T boat assembly further mcluqes a deck plate Tarrson Co., Dowagiac, Mich., a corporation of Illinois having on three sldes th'ereof dependmg flanges Whlch Filed Man 28, 1969, sen No. 811,546 5 embrace the upper periphery of the hull at one end I t, Cl, A631 3 3 /0 thereof, when the deck plate 21 is mounted over the hull US. Cl. 46-17 6 Claims in the manner shown in FIG. 1. The deck plate 21 has its flat surface perforated as seen in FIGS. 1-3 and 6, at

23. When the deck plate 21 is mounted upon the hull L R 10 1Q as seen in FIG. 1, and the shovel 16 removed from ABSTRACT OF THE DISC E within the hull 10, the deck plate 21 may be used to A compact take'ijlpart y havlng f baslc structure sift sand or the like for deposit into the hull 10. The

made up of a plurality of separate individual toys usable deck plate 21 may also be removed f the hull 0 s such, the toy having ahigh degree of P e F and arranged in an inverted position as shown in FIG. 6 tional value by stimulating the childs imagination to and used as a sieve or combination scoop and sieve. assemble and disassemble the toy from and into the basic The deck plate 1 has f d therein at one edge 24 assemhlythereof, an opening 25. The handle 26 of a rake 27 is projected outwardly through this opening 25, with the SUMMARY OF INVENTION head 28 of the rake supported by the shovel 16 in the manner shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 inclusive.

The basic assembly or structure of my improved toy To the outer end portion of the handle 26 of the rake is made up of a plurality of interrelated individual toys. 27 is attached a sail 29. This is accomplished by pro- When assembled my toy is usable as a boat. The present jecting the end of the handle 26 through an opening proinvention shows the basic structure as comprising a hull vided by a U-shaped strap 30 formed in the sail 29. also usable, when disassembled, as a sand pail or mold When the sail 29 i detached from the handle 26, it may for sand and the like; arranged within the hull is a shovel be used as a paddle or leveler for leveling the surface of and supported thereon is the head of a rake, the handl hand or other material placed within the perforated tray of Which P j through n Opening formed in a deck provided by the deck plate 21 or within the hull 10. plate having a perforated surface and depending flanges It is presently intended that the various components embracing adjacent portions of the hull, the deck plate, 30 making up my improved take-apart toy are to be made When disassembled, being used as a y of sieve for of durable, non-toxic plastic material of sulficient buoystraining sand or the like; when the rake is in upright posiancy to permit floating of the boat in water, thus adding tion upon the shovel and supported through the deck to th attractiveness of the toy. plate, the rake handle serves as a mast to support a sail s il my take-apart toy, h bl d which, When detached from such handle, y be used as stitutes a compact basic assembly or structure made up a Paddle leveler for leveling sand Within the sand of a plurality of interrelated individual toys and is usable tray or sieve. as a boat having an attractive configuration; when dis- The invention will be best understood by reference to bl d, u h individual toy may be u ed a a pail or the p y g drawings Showing the Preferred form sand mold, a shovel, a sieve or tray, a rake, and a leveler of construction, and in which: 4 or paddle. Such toy affords great amusement as well as IG- 1 i aperspeetive view of the y in its assembled educational value in stimulating the assembly and discondition, the toy representing a sail boat; assembly f th toy,

FIG. 2 is a s t al detail i taken substantially While I have illustrated and described the preferred on line 2-2 of FIG. 1; form of construction for carrying my invention into G 3 i a Sectional d il i taken ubstantially on elfect, this is capable of variation and modification withi 3 3 f F G 1; out departing from the spirit of the invention. I, there- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the sail detached from fore, d n Wish to be limited t0 the Precise details of h k h l to b d as a l l or addl or the construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such like; variations and modifications as come within the scope of FIG. 5 is a perspective View of the rake; the appended C1ain1s- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the deck plate, show- Having thus described my invention, what I cla1m as ing the same in inverted position, to be used as a sand new and desire to protect by Letters Patent 1s: tray or sieve; 1. A compact take-apart like comprising a basic struc- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a shovel; 5r ture made up of a plurahty of separate individual toys 0 including FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the hull of the boat, to

be used as a sand pail or basket or the like. (a) a body providing a hollow hull,

In carrying out the preferred form of construction of (b) a shovel having a blade end portion correspondmy invention and as before stated, the basic structure of ing to the configuration of the hull at one end therethe toy when in assembled condition is in the form of of and supported by and within sa1d hull,

a toy boat which comprises a hull 10 having a raised (0) a removable deck plate at one end of said hull bottom 11 to provide wells 13 for sand-molding purposes. and having a top perforated wall, said deck plate The hull 10 is provided with a suitable bail or handle 14 having an opening formed therem,

attached to the sides of the hull 10 as at 15, so that the (d) a rake having a handle removably projecting hull may be used as a pail or basket and carried about. through the opening in said deck plate with the head When the toy is in assembled condition, the bail 14 is of the rake removably supported by the shovel withdisposed within the hull 10, as best shown in FIG. 3. in the hull,

A suitable shovel 16 is provided. This shovel 16 has (e) and a sail removably connected to said handle.

a handle 16' and a blade end portion 17 which con- 2. A compact take-apart toy as defined in claim 1 forms to the contour of the hull 10 so that the shovel wherein the hull has attached thereto a bail permitting may be arranged within the hull as shown in FIG. 3, 7 the hull to be used as a pail when the basic structure is with the blade portion 17 resting on an adjacent wall 18 disassembled.

0f the hull 10 and with the end 19 of the handle 16' rest- 3. A compact take-apart toy as defined in claim 1 3 wherein said deck plate on three sides thereof has depending flanges embracing the sides of the hull.

4. A compact take-apart toy as defined in claim 2 wherein said deck plate on three sides thereof has depending flanges embracing the sides of the hull.

5. A compact take-apart toy as defined in claim 1 wherein the hull has a raised bottom providing wells on opposite sides thereof for sand molding purposes.

6. A compact take-apart toy as defined in claim 1 wherein said basic structure is sufliciently buoyant to permit floating in water.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 7/1931 Gilbert 46-17 6/1954 Gowland 4617 

